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On your Pennine canal holiday you can negotiate locks and swing bridges- working these is part of the fun, and adventure of the canal holiday. It is quiet and uncrowded – there are no lock queues on this canal. You will see an exciting range of wildlife because your canal holiday boat does not disturb it. You can moor where you like when you like and relax.

There are many places of interest to visit on a Pennine canal holiday and we have picked a few out for you to help you plan your perfect Yorkshire canal holiday break.

Skipton
Over 900 years old, Skipton Castle is one of the most complete and best preserved medieval castles in England. Link to Website

Keithley
The Keithley & Worth Valley Railway is perhaps most famous for it's role in the film "The Railway Children". Step back in time and experience a steam train ride through the heart of the Brontë country. Link to Website

Burnley
Being in the outer ring of cotton towns Burnley's Queen Street Mill is worth a visit - it is the worlds only surviving 19th century steam powered weaving mill.
Used as a location for the popular BBC TV drama "North and South"  Link to Website

Leeds
The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds was opened in 1996 to house the national collection of arms and armour. Link to Website
The monumental ruin of Kirkstall Abbey is Leed's best kept secret. This massive monastic ruin, just off the Kirkstall road three miles from Leeds’ centre, is one of the country’s best preserved and most haunting Cistercian Abbeys. Link to Website

Wakefield
The Nostell Priory built in 1733, an architectural masterpiece. Here you can admire a fine collection of Chippendale furniture, art treasures, paintings and an 18th century dolls house.
The National Coal Mining Museum offers a great day out with an exciting opportunity to descend 140 metres underground down one of Britain's oldest working mines. Link to Website